Bloomsbury to publish Potter specials

<i>Harry Potter</i> publisher Bloomsbury Publishing is to print 15 editions of existing <i>Harry Potter</i> titles this year, along with adult hardbacks of the first four books.

Boxed sets will be produced to coincide with the release of the film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on 4 June.

Bloomsbury declined to comment on whether any or all of the print contracts had been awarded. St Ives Bungay-based book printing division Clays, which printed the first four Harry Potter novels, also declined to comment.

Printing plans were disclosed in Bloomsburys preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2003. Pre-tax profits increased 38% to 15.3m on a turnover of 83.1m a rise of 22.2%.